diff --git a/internal/bundles/manifest.go b/internal/bundles/manifest.go
index 0a911bcbf..ea1f4515f 100644
--- a/internal/bundles/manifest.go
+++ b/internal/bundles/manifest.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"sort"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/posit-dev/publisher/internal/clients/connect"
 	"github.com/posit-dev/publisher/internal/config"
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ func (manifest *Manifest) AddFile(path string, fileMD5 []byte) {
 
 	// Update manifest content category if a file being added is a site configuration
 	for _, ymlFile := range util.KnownSiteYmlConfigFiles {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ymlFile) {
+		if path == ymlFile {
 			manifest.Metadata.ContentCategory = "site"
 			break
 		}